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Anxiety

Anxiety is stress, nervousness and worry caused by intrusive thoughts which can be very distressing.

Building mental resilience

11 Apr 2017

“The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists” – Japanese Proverb So here’s a scenario. Person A and Person B have e ...

How to manage self-expectations

24 Feb 2017

“New year, new me”. Sound familiar? I thought so. This term seems to be more popular at the start of a new year or season. Even as w ...

Debunking 10 mental health myths

10 Feb 2017

What is mental health? When does mental health turn to mental illness? This is a topic that we are seeing again and again in the med ...

Trust your line

19 Dec 2016

MyMind Ambassador Brendan Doyle shares his experience of fear and self-doubt and offers advice on how to overcome the negative voice ...

Protecting Mental Health

09 Feb 2016

This is an extract from Dr Keith Gaynor’s book ‘Protecting Mental Health’.  ‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers – That perches ...

School transition: Grieving the old and welcoming the new

25 Jan 2016

“Who are you?..” said the caterpillar “I-I hardly know, Sir, just at present” Alice replied rather shyly, “at least I knew who I wa ...

Mindfulness at Christmas

17 Dec 2015

Psychotherapist and public speaker on ‘Mindfulness’ with MyMind Harriet McGuigan shares her advice on how to practice mindfulness to ...

My dignity and I

08 Oct 2015

By Guest blogger Fiona Kennedy, founder of Sunny Spells and Scattered Showers The theme of World Mental Health week this year is di ...

Living with an Anxiety Disorder

08 Oct 2015

We all get nervous or anxious from time to time when speaking in public, for example, studying for an exam, or just facing every day ...

My Battle with Perfectionism

05 Oct 2015

My jealousy of Grainne: A Battle with Perfectionism By Michelle O’Connor, MyMind Limerick centre manager  “When we feel jealo ...


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